Project64

Project64 is an open source, plugin-based Nintendo 64 emulator.

Current version:	2.1
Active:	Yes
OS:	Windows
Authors:	Project64 team
Official website:	http://www.pj64-emu.com/
Source code:	http://www.pj64-emu.com:8090/project64.development/

Downloads

• Latest version on EmuCR
• This bundle includes PJ64 1.6, PJ64 2.1 and various other plugins.
• Project64k

Review

Projec64 sees updates only once in a while when zilmar feels like it. Also, Project64 2.x has a LOT of issues and regressions from 1.6 and even the leaked 1.7 betas, mostly dealing with timing issues and such. It's clearly half-finished.

Plugins

See the Recommended N64 Plugins page.

NetPlay

Uses Kaillera or AQZ.

Downloads

• Project64k

Review (Kaillera)
PROS	Support for up to 4 simultaneous people playing No fiddling with router settings and port forwarding Netplay traffic is handled by a central dedicated server that helps keep things synched Private game chat support and public chat to speak people outside your game room Being able to drop out of a game at any time without disrupting (much) your teammate(s). Kicking/banning/muting people from your room It's a matchmaking service where you can join other people's rooms, too
CONS	Disables Transfer, Rumble and Memory Pack emulation (AFAIK, not 100% sure about Memory Pack) It sometimes fails to properly initialize Glide64 video plugins, giving them a black screen when the game starts It also seems to hate certain older video plugins, causing massive FPS drops It's slightly (significantly still) prone to freezing/crashing/BSOD (in that order) Random, inconsistent FPS drops due to the server trying to keep everyone synched, sometimes stuttering. It's annoying, but rarely does it make it unplayable Everyone needs to have the exact same ROM version or Netplay won't work (if it somehow does, it'll desynch rather quickly) Everyone needs to have the exact same save file, or no save file at all. Else, it desynchs You need to constantly switch focus back and forth between chat and emulator window in order to chat. You will hear no sound while the window is unfocused.

Review (AQZ)
PROS	Allows for unlimited (???) connections (4 players only, the rest are spectators) Unusually low bandwidth usage Can change latency on the fly to smooth out netplay experience at the expense of input lag Works very well with 2-3 Players, even with +200ms Only the host needs to open a port
CONS	Definitely disables Transfer, Rumble and Memory Pack emulation If a client drops while a game is in session, the entire server stops automatically The server seems to work reliably smooth with 3 people, but might stutter and lag with 4, regardless of latency It sometimes fails to properly initialize Glide64 video plugins, giving them a black screen It also seems to hate certain older video plugins, causing massive FPS drops It's sometimes troublesome to get it to properly synch during the first few minutes, but works flawlessly after you get it working Randomly freezes the emulator with no warning VERY rarely produces a BSOD